caution: it's possible to chamber 270 cartridge in a 280 gun and make
it go BOOM if extractor grabs and holds it against bolt face.

excessive headspace = possible injury to shooter and rifle.

--- In ArkansasShooters@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Humphrey" <vernh@...>
wrote:
> I absolutely
> love the cartridge for deer hunting. I handload 140 and 150 gr. Nosler
> Ballistic Tips and have had very good results. The 280 has a slight
> versatitlity edge over its twin, the 270, in that it can use heavier
bullets
> (up to about 175 gr) for bigger game.